The Catholic Church and Industrial Reform (1 Viewer)

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From last Sundays Catholic Weekly (www.catholicweekly.com.au)

Discussion on the Catholic Churches stance on the current Industrial Reform debate

*COULD* be used in a couple of areas from the syllabus:

∑ the primary influence of Christianity in Australia– the role of religious traditions in the labour movement, conscription, wars and the Great Depression
– the role and responses of religious traditions in/to at least THREE of the following issues/political debates:
- abortion
- divorce
- euthanasia
- gambling
- indigenous rights
- poverty
- sexuality
- the role of women in family, church, workplace and society
- unemployment

or

– the influence of Christianity on at least TWO of the following areas in Australian society:
- education
- laws and the constitution
- medical care
- public morality
- social welfare

or

∑ recognition of common elements in religious expression and world views in Australia today:
– religious harmony and inter-faith dialogue
– ecumenical developments within Christianity, eg the World Council of Churches, National Council of Churches in Australia, the Sydney College of Divinity, the Australian College of Theology
–joint inter-faith and ecumenical initiatives, eg in times of crisis or tragedy.


http://www.catholicweekly.com.au/ar...=2&articleID=998&class=News&subclass=National